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DESCARTES’ LOGIC AND KNOWLEDGE

It's true that when we think about basic logic these days, we typically think of the study
of wholly formal cognitive standards like authenticity and coherence. Descartes outlines his two
sources of knowledge, which he refers to as deduction and intuition, in his work Logic and
Knowledge. Intuition is said to be the fundamental component of the two and the idea of a clear
and awake mind that is so effortless and evident that there can be no space for doubt about what
we are understanding. According to what I've read, Descartes made it very clear that intuition is a
discernment that comes solely from the light of reason and is based on an undeniable and clear
mind. For example, if we are sure that four times four is equal to sixteen and are undoubted
about it, then we have intuition as our source of knowledge. In connection to this, superficial
qualities are the intuitions' goal. Wherein, as we're learning, the simplicity of intuitions is
essential to our ability to establish knowledge. Just like in our education, we first start at the
nursery level where we begin to build and gain information because of the simple and essential
things that we must be aware of and must be knowledgeable about. And yes, we must always
start learning from the simple one. Contrarily, the deduction is the systematic cognitive process
of proceeding from an initial intuition to the succeeding knowledge. The bond that is part of this
transition must be so powerful that the subject that was reasoned also becomes understood,
becoming simple in structure. In this way, the judgment receives at least some of the logical
standing of the intuition. It is possible to repeat the method so that the example of links in a chain
is reasonable. The deduction is comparable to the way that, despite our inability to see it, we can
infer that the final link in a lengthy chain is related to the first one. For instance, since of the
advancement we make from our nursery level, we may go to Grade 1 because we are aware of
the basic concepts. Because we go through nursery initially, we might not be conscious that we
are at that level, but we can't ignore the fact that we are in Grade 1 because it is linked to the first
action we did. Simplified intuitions are inherently favorable in terms of knowledge, and logical
assumption from them expands the range of favored objects. This is how logic and knowledge
are linked. Because it would be incorrect to state that the linkage is another notion that comes
spontaneously because it would result in a reduction, one must recognize the requirement of a
relationship between the connection of the two. Furthermore, it is undeniable that reasoning
involves connected component traits rather than form.
According to Rene Descartes, to find the truth, we must doubt everything at least once
during our lifetime because Descartes' statement of his claim that "I am thinking, therefore I
exist" could be a more accurate interpretation in his elated or joyful pronouncement which is the
cogito ergo sum. In addition to this, Descartes' search for an unquestionable claim came to an
end with the phrase "I think; therefore, I am" which he discovered that because a person was the
one who was doubting oneself in the first place, he could not deny that he existed. So, we now
have our starting point and firm foundation that there must be a thinking mind.

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